My mum says that when I was three I fell into a pond and I haven't been out of one since. My wife calls me a mer- man and says that I have web feet and that I am a double water sign (Chinese horoscope) what ever that means. So it should come as no surprise to hear that my life evolves around water. I work for myself as a Fisheries Contractor having attended Sparsholt collage this involves netting lakes, electro fishing, fish propagation and habitat enhancement and generally playing around in water which sounds great until you hear that most of the fish work is done in the middle of winter Brrrrrrr. I enjoy scuba diving and have dived all over the World as well as the English coast but it is my great passion for fishing and to be more precised in recent years carp fishing that has persuaded me to write this blog.
People that fish for carp will know
what an unhealthy obsession it can be, it can take over your life leaving you thinking about it day and night, sending the wife half crazy and screaming divorce. But at the end of the day catching carp is what we love and we are never happier than when sat on the side of our favorite pond, rods out awaiting the sound of the alarms to start the battle.
My carp fishing career has seen me fish a number of lakes, some you will know like Dinton Pastures, Burghfield,Pingewood (befor
e it became known) and some not so well known. I have also fished in France and have had some really great weeks, catching nearly forty fish for the week including ten 40's to 55lbs. My English PB is 44lb 8oz and at the moment I am fishing a water which holds a mid 50 as well as some enormous 40lb commons which could go 48lb this summer. In this blog I hope to keep you informed as how well I am doing, including the highs (hopefully) as well as the lows.
People that fish for carp will know
what an unhealthy obsession it can be, it can take over your life leaving you thinking about it day and night, sending the wife half crazy and screaming divorce. But at the end of the day catching carp is what we love and we are never happier than when sat on the side of our favorite pond, rods out awaiting the sound of the alarms to start the battle.My carp fishing career has seen me fish a number of lakes, some you will know like Dinton Pastures, Burghfield,Pingewood (befor
e it became known) and some not so well known. I have also fished in France and have had some really great weeks, catching nearly forty fish for the week including ten 40's to 55lbs. My English PB is 44lb 8oz and at the moment I am fishing a water which holds a mid 50 as well as some enormous 40lb commons which could go 48lb this summer. In this blog I hope to keep you informed as how well I am doing, including the highs (hopefully) as well as the lows.